No. 5 Bulldogs Catch Some Rays In Maryland

Mar 22, 2010

Bulldogs Sail to 11th at St.
Mary’s

ST. MARY’S CITY, Md.- The No. 5 Bulldogs
battled bronchitis, a stomach bug, fatigue, and an absence of much
breeze to finish 11th at the St. Mary’s
Women’s Intersectional. The Bulldogs finished a mere
two points out of ninth at the regatta won by the College of
Charleston.

While the Bulldogs will head north to the chilly waters of the
Long Island Sound, the weekend provided the team with enough
Vitamin D to get them through the dreary days at the beginning of
the spring season. The sun shone from beginning to end giving the
Bulldogs a chance to soak up the highest temperatures of the entire
spring break with the mercury pushing into the 70s.

While the sun was working on the same schedule as the sailors,
the wind was not. On Saturday, the sailors were held on land before
being sent out twice to attempt races. Both times, A division made
it one beat before the wind completely shut off and the sailors
were sent back to the docks. After some quality tanning hours, the
wind finally filled around four, at which point both divisions
sailed four races.

On Sunday, the same glassy water greeted the sailors upon their
arrival at the new expansive St. Mary’s boathouse. However,
the wind filled in sooner than on Saturday and the sailors pushed
off the docks around ten. They completed one set in each division
before returning to the docks for a lunch break. While the sailors
were filling their bellies with delectable delights such as Cadbury
eggs, the wind decided to take a lunch break of its own, lasting
until about two. At that point, the sailors were able to go out and
complete five races to finish the regatta by 4:15 p.m. The breeze
ranged from one to ten knots.

Having been on the team racing circuit for the first few
weekends, senior Sarah Lihan and junior Elizabeth Brim made their
first appearance at a spring fleet racing regatta, finishing
15th in A division, They finished the regatta with
four top-tens.

On Saturday, sophomores Genoa Warner and Stephanie Schuyler
sailed B division. Freshman Emily Billing and sophomore Margot
Benedict took over for them on Sunday, sailing the last seven
races. Their combined finishes placed them in seventh with eight
top-tens.

Next weekend, the Bulldogs will have the opportunity to display
their team racing skills at the Duplin Trophy hosted by Tufts, the
lone women’s team race regatta of the season.